Area of Study 2: Impacts on outdoor environments
In this area of study students focus on human activities undertaken in outdoor environments and their impacts on those environments. Although environmental impacts include both natural and human induced changes on components of the environment, the focus here is on human impact – both positive and negative. Students investigate and model individual and group responsibilities for activities in outdoor environments, including codes of conduct for recreational activities and community-based environmental action to promote positive impacts on outdoor environments. Practical outdoor experiences enable students to develop skills related to minimal impact travelling and living, and to experience the impact of technology on outdoor environments. Students use these experiences as the basis for reflection and analysis of theoretical knowledge about natural and human induced impacts on outdoor environments
In this area of study students focus on human activities undertaken in outdoor environments and their impacts on those environments. Although environmental impacts include both natural and human induced changes on components of the environment, the focus here is on human impact – both positive and negative. Students investigate and model individual and group responsibilities for activities in outdoor environments, including codes of conduct for recreational activities and community-based environmental action to promote positive impacts on outdoor environments. Practical outdoor experiences enable students to develop skills related to minimal impact travelling and living, and to experience the impact of technology on outdoor environments. Students use these experiences as the basis for reflection and analysis of theoretical knowledge about natural and human induced impacts on outdoor environments